Frances Imlay, also known as Fanny Godwin and Frances Wollstonecraft, was the daughter of the British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft and the American commercial speculator and diplomat Gilbert Imlay. Wollstonecraft wrote about her frequently in her later works. Fanny grew up in the household of anarchist political philosopher William Godwin, the widower of her mother, with his second wife Mary Jane Clairmont and their combined family of five children. Fanny's half-sister Mary wrote Frankenstein and married Percy Bysshe Shelley, a leading Romantic poet, who composed a poem on Fanny's death.
Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (died 1816)
On May 14, in the year 1794, Fanny Imlay, daughter of British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft (died 1816). This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of May 14, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on May 14, 1794 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
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